Mapping the global journey of anthropogenic aluminum: A trade-linked multilevel material flow analysis

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 11873-11881

  Liu, Gang ^a   Müller, Daniel B ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM PRODUCTION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; PRIMARY RESOURCES; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY; VALUE CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; SUPPLY CHAINS;

ALUMINUM;

ALUMINUM;

ALUMINUM; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BAUXITE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBALIZATION; MAPPING METHOD; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECYCLING; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STATE ROLE; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; MODEL; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; RECYCLING; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

ALGORITHMS; ALUMINUM; COMMERCE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; RECYCLING; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84886886905     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4024404     Document Type: Article

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